• putoelquelolea@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Google is not restricting anyone’s access to the internet, nor is it stopping nakedcapitalism from publishing its articles. It is simply deciding not to advertise on their website, which is a normal business decision that could have been made by a socialist cooperative or any other entity.

    It sounds like your issue is with SOciEtY and oUr FoRm of gOvERnmEnT, with a little bit of BUt pEoPLe cAn’T UsE thE INteRNet WiTHoUt gOOgLe sprinkled in, rather than the actions of one company or another. Maybe you should be angry with nakedcapitalism too. They aren’t a socialist cooperative either

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      8 months ago

      Google is not restricting anyone’s access to the internet, nor is it stopping nakedcapitalism from publishing its articles.

      Your logic might even make sense if Google wasn’t a giant monopoly that has oversized influence over the internet. Not only is Google able to directly influence what sites get ad revenue, but it also uses an opaque algorithm that serves their profit interest to decide what people see.

      It sounds like I’ve explained to you precisely what my issue is in ten different ways here, and it’s like talking to a wall. So, I’m going to stop here.

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        8 months ago

        Of course, it’s possible that Google has paired its withdrawal of advertisements with a lower rating in search results. Do you have any evidence of that happening, or is it pure supposition, like your hypothetical socialist cooperatives?

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          8 months ago

          What I actually said was that these are two different ways Google suppresses content based on its own interests. Meanwhile, quite hilarious of you to think that socialist cooperatives are hypothetical. Go read up on Mondragon and Huawei as a couple of examples. It’s gonna blow your mind.